Dye-vat



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J. P. DELAHUNTY.

DYE VAT! I No. 307,444. Patented Nov. 4, L884.

Unrrrien Strarns Parent @rrrca JOSEPH P. DELAHUNTY, OF PITTSTON,PENNSYLVANIA.

DYE VAT.

SPECIFICATIGN forming part of Letters Patent No. 307.42% dated November1884.

Application filed June 28, 1884.

My invention has reference to dyeing-machines; and it consists in alargereel or cylinder made of open or slatted work, and preferably havingpins projecting i nward from its inner face, in combination with aremovable screen board or net adapted to be inserted in said 'reel orcylinder, dividing it across from its cen' ter outward, for the purposeof bringing to the surface the dyed garments when the same shall be in acondition for removal, and in details of construction, all ofwhich isfully set forth in the following specification and shown in theaccompanying drawings, which form part thereof.

Heretofore in machines of this class (the con struction of which isfully set forth in a pending application of mine) it has been founddifficult to remove the dyed garments from the reel, and workmen wereapt to overlook some of them which were not readily brought to thesurface, they having to be raked out of the dye-fluid through the doorin the reel. If a garment remains in the reel and undergoes a seconddyeing operation, it cannot be sold at the regular price, but must besold at a great discount. The present method of withdrawing the garmentsfrom the reel is so slow that the operator must stand for a long periodof time inhaling the hot gases and vapors arisin g from the vat, and itis therefore an extremely exhausting and unpleasant operation.

The object of my inventionis to overcome the above objections byproviding the reel with suitable means for collecting all the garmentsand bringing them all to the surface at the same time on a tray in linewith the door, whereby the garments may be readily withdrawn, savingmuch time, annoyance, and hard labor, and insuring the removal of everypiece of goods in the reel.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a dyeing-machineembodying my improvements, and Fig. 2'is a plan view of thecollectingscreen.

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A is the vat or tank in which the dyeing- I liquid is placed.

B is the reel or cylinder, which is made with a slatted or perforatedface, B, and sides B and is secured to a shaft, 0, which may be rotatedslowly by any suitable devices, as gearmg.

D is a large cylinder encircling the shaft 0,

and is adapted to prevent the garmentsbecoming wrapped upon the saidshaft 0.

F are pins secured to the frameEin the circumferenceofthe reel andpointing centerward. I11 practice these pins are arranged alternatelyradial and oblique, so that as they pass around the garments caughtthereon shall fall into the liquid at different places, preventing theirtangling. So far this invention is similar to that set forth in my otherapplication hereinbefore referred to.

The cylinder D, opposite the door G, is provided with seats or sockets Ifor the pins hon the collecting-screen H, which is interposed betweenthe face of the reel and the said cylinder, being secured in position bythe curved metallic parts J, which rest upon the frame E, as shown, andheld down by the door G when closed. Other means may be used, ifdesired. This screen frame H may extend entirely across the reel, asindicated by dotted lines, or two screens, as shown at H, may bearrangedin line, both terminating in the cylinder D, and this screen maybe made of wood or metal, of slats, perforated metal, or wire-work.

The operation is as follows: After the garments are fully dyed, the reelis stopped with the door Gr up. This is then opened, the screen Hinserted, and then closed. Now, as the reel is rotated slowly, thegarments are brought to the surface by the pins F, and as fast as theyappear the operator pushes them off, so that they shall all remain onone side of the machine. Finally, the screen sweeps around and lifts allof the garments to the surface, and it is arrested when it reaches theposition shown. The door Gis then opened and the garments drawn out,they having been allowed to drip first, so as to carry no excess of thedyeing-fiuid with them. The tray H is then removed and the machine is incondition for another lot of goods to be dyed.

I do not limit myself to the details of 0011- struetion, as they may bemodified in various ways without departing from my invention.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A dyeing-machine consisting of a large Y reel or cylinder made ofopen-work, and prosubstantially in line with said screen, substantially.asand for the purposespecified.

3. A dyeing-machine consisting of alarge reel or cylinder made ofopen-work, having a large central cylinder, and a screen made removableand adapted to fill the space between the said central cylinder and faceand sides of the ree substantially as and for the purpose specified.

4L. A dyeingimachine consisting of a large reel or cylinder made ofopen-work, provided with pins projecting center-ward from the peripheryof the said reel, and having a large central cylinder, and a screen maderemovable and adapted to fill the space between the said centralcylinder and face and sides of the reel, substantially as and for the}purpose 5 specified. o

5. A dyeing-machine consisting of a large reel or cylinder made ofopen-work, provided with radial and oblique pins projecting centerwardfrom the periphery of the said reel, 0 and having a large centralcylinder, and a screen made removable and adapted to fill the spacebetween the said central cylinder and face and sides of the reel,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

6. A dyeing-machine consisting of a large reel or cylinder made ofopen-work," having pins projecting centerward from the periphcry of saidreel and within the same, and pro-v vided with a removable screenextending 5o partly or wholly across the reel, and adapted for use whenit is desired to collect the dyed garments, substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

7. The combination of reel B, having cyl- 55 inder D, and removablescreen H, substan tially as and for the purpose specified.

8. The combination of reel B. having cylininder D, provided with seats1, door G, and removable screen H, having pins h and pieces 60 J,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony of which invention I hereunto set my hand. I

J OSEPH I. DELAHUNTY. Witnesses:

JOHN RICHARDS, WM. J. Huerins.

